Updated : 06-Jan-2005

Government Links

Federal Voter Assistance Program
United Nations

Think Tanks and Foundations

American Enterprise Institute
Brookings Institute
Cato
CYPRG
Ford Foundation
Heritage Foundation
Hudson Institute
Philanthropy Roundtable
Progressive Policy Institute
Rand
Urban Institute
Udall Center
Woodrow Wilson Center

Academic Presses

http://www.press.uchicago.edu/
    Chicago
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/
    Columbia
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/
    Cornell
http://www.hup.harvard.edu/
    Harvard
http://www.yale.edu/yup/
    Yale
http://www.basicbooks.com/
    Basic Books
http://www.cqpress.com/
    Congressional Quarterly Press
http://www.kpbooks.com/
    Kumarian Press
http://www.transactionpub.com/
    Transaction Press

Political Groups

1. Attempts at Extending Participation
   1. Congress.org brought to you by Capital Advantage.
2. Good Government Groups
   1. League of Women Voters
   2. VOTE SMART Who represents you, what are their legislative interests, what is their record, and where do they get their money? 
3. Parties Democratic | Libertarian | Reform | Republican | Communist | New 
4. Presidential Campaigns (2004)
   1. Democrats: John Kerry
   2. Republicans: George W. Bush
5. Interest Groups
   1. Rights/Liberties: National Rifle Association, Handgun Control Inc. | Christian Coalition, Family Research Council, Rutherford Institute , American Center for Law and Justice, People for the American Way, American Civil Liberties Union
   2. Business/Labor: Natl Assoc. of Manufacturers , AFL-CIO
   3. Military Personnel/Vets: Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Reserve Officers Association

Government Data Links

FirstGov

Portal to U.S. government information from multiple departments.

FEDSTATS

A near-exhaustive compendium of U.S. federal statistical sources.

ICPSR

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research provides access to the world's largest archive of computerized social science data.

Gallup

Recent polls from the original scientific polling organization.

THOMAS

U.S. Congress website provides information on the current Congress, with links to older information and other federal sites. Look here for everything from contact information to the status of bills.

Library of Congress

Guide to online and physical resources of the Library.

DefenseDocs

The College of William and Mary provides this list of military publications.

DefenseLINK

Portal to U.S. Department of Defense information and sites.